Luggage carrier



Dec. 22, 1931.

c. w. GARDNER LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed April 26, 1928 Ila I N VEN TOR.CZar/esfi'axa/zzer 24a in;

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Patented Dec. 22, 1931 "UNIT-ED- ST T-as cEARLns w..- GAnnNER, on EYonic N. :Yi'

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gage thereby in position, and when not in use to remove the strapsjfromthe-attachments and to present for the latter'a substantially smoothupper surface with respect to the face of the running-board. f j

' The invention further includes means for conveniently applyingthestraps to the fat tachments and to provide therefor multipleresistingmembers adapted to withstand the extreme tensionthereof'necessary for securing the baggagein position. p Forfurthercomprehension o-f'the inven- P tion; and 'of the objectsandadvantages thereof, referenceis had 'to the following description andaccompanying drawings, f and to the appended claims in which't-hevarious features of the invention are'more particu- Referringto thedrawings in which similar characters of reference I designate lik partsthroughout the several views V Figure 1 of the'draw'ings is a groundplan 'viewof an attachment showing the parts thereof assembled.

Figure 2 is a'lengthwise elevationalview' showing; an attachmentsocketand the running-board in section and a strap hold'er membermounted-therein, the latter show-nin fulllines. V f

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the socket and running-board,showing the strap-holder in'raised position to receive the strap,fragmentally indicated in dotted'lines.

Figure 4 is an elevational view, partially in section,'of a modifiedform of strap-holder attachment.

Figure 5 is an elevational end View showing a running-board in sectionwith baggage strapped thereon.

As shown in Fig. 2, the running-board is:

indicated by the numeral 6, to which is con- I nected the attachmentsockets, indicated generally by 7, each of the sockets having, an

which the strap-plates are disposed to enter engage the boreofthetubular legs -IQ,the i the strap-'holderand' urge thestrapfpla'tetedg-lines, in Fig: 7 3, passed under: :the top i928. seinoisy-ante" upper flange member providedj with a :71 countersunk recess9 having "outwardly taper ing} side and end walls. A pairjof" tubularlegs 10are integrally formed with the upper flange member, and attheirlowerg orfree ea ends the legs are provided with screw-threads I engagedby nuts 11'1. "The ilegs "10 pass 7 through'perforations formed in therunningboard 6, and the socket is secured in position thereon by thenuts 11, a 'bearin'g'plate 12 6 having peiforationsto receive the legsbeing preferably provided and interpose'd be-v tween the nutsandthe-bottom ofthe'board;

for distributing the tension'of the jnuts; and

locking the socketin=-position.' {Vertically movable within theattachment sockets 7 is a strape'holder consisting of an upperstrap-plate 13 -'-having itsmarginal edgestapered inwardly to conformwith the countersunk} recesses in the sockets andiinto and presenttherewith alined upper surfaces. Projecting downwardly from thestrap-plate are a pair of arms l'tadaptedto slidably 'lowerfor' freeends of the j arms having reduced shouldered portions Y engaged by theperforated ends of the tie-bar 15, pins- 16 extending through thefouter' ends ofthe armsand serving as stops for the tie-bar to limit theupward movement ofthe strapholder. A compression spring 17'is interposedbetween the bearing plate"l2 and the tie-bar'15and servesto downward lythrust 13 into the recess formed inthe socket memher 8 and thusclosethe-j attachment. Disposed on opposite-side faces of therecessed'portion 9' of the upper flange members 8 of the attachment sockets are apairof grooves 18 that extend into the upper surfaces of the members andprovide spaces extending'be- 7 low the beveled edges of the upper'plate13 of the strap holders, and into which spaces any convenient tool, asthe blade of a screwdriver, may be inserted and the holder raised oropened in opposition to the? spring17, The holderimay then be held open'byth'e operator and the straps 19,- indicated in dot-

